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Re: advice about blood typing for cyber-friend

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:33:15 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Marcia wrote: >
>I am asking this out of concern for a cyber-friend. She is about a
>month away from delivery, I believe. She is going through some very
>stressful family problems and recently had to move away from her regular
>doctor in Virginia. She's now seeking healthcare in a rural area in
>Indiana.
>
>Anyway, for most of her life, she believed herself to be Rh- (says it
>was on her birth certificate), but recently, her blood has been typed
>twice as +. Should she have further concerns about this? Because of the
>circumstances, she has missed getting a Rhogam shot on time, plus
>there's the bit about her not needing it because she's positive. This
>is not her first pregnancy.
>
>I'm not really sure that she's all that concerned about it, since she's
>now had *two* blood tests that say she's positive, but this is the sort
>of thing that would totally freak me out if I were pregnant! Let me know
>when/if I can calm down!

Blood testing is not 100% reliable, and this is a rare, but not unknown situation. Typically, I will repeat the test the third time, and if there is any doubt whatsoever, go ahead a treat with the Rhogam (it won't hurt someone with Rh+ blood). Still, 2 sequential tests that are positive is fairly conclusive.

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